Red Scarf Girl StudySync

The following passage (paragraph 3) mainly suggests that Ji-li .

I had thought about their coming to my home but never imagined this. They were going to expose my family in front of my teachers and classmates. I would have no pride left. I would never be an educable child again.

• A. is afraid of what this will mean for her and her family

• B. thinks it might be best for her to turn in her father to the authorities

• C. has many powerful allies and friends

• D. does not cooperate with the investigation

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of these inferences about “educational reform” is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 8)?

“Jiang Ji-li has always done well at school. In addition to doing very well in her studies, she participates in educational reform,” Teacher Zhang added.

• A. Ji-li probably regrets being involved in something so controversial.

• B. Her teacher is probably bringing it up because it sounds good to the Communists.

• C. It was likely something that Ji-li became involved with through her father.

• D. Thin-Face is there because he knows Ji-li was involved in it.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

What does the following passage mainly suggest about Ji-li’s relationship with her father (paragraph 10)?

I closed my eyes. I saw Dad standing on a stage, his head bowed, his name written in large black letters, and then crossed out in red ink, on a sign hanging from his neck. I saw myself standing in the middle of the stage, facing thousands of people, condemning Dad for his crimes, raising my fist to lead the chant, “Down with Jiang Xi-reng.” I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.

• A. Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.

• B. Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.

• C. Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.

• D. Ji-li hasn’t spoken to her father in a long time.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What do the following details from the text mainly reveal about Ji-li (paragraph 18)?

The gray concrete walls closed around me and a slow drizzle dampened my cheeks. I could not go back to the classroom, and I could not go home.

• A. Her interrogators were not able to affect her.

• B. She was placed into a solitary confinement room by the Communists.

• C. She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.

• D. She knows that she has to reveal secrets about her father.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following inferences about the interrogation is best supported by the text?

• A. Ji-li is holding back and not revealing comments against Mao that she knows her father has made.

• B. The people asking Ji-li questions do not care whether she tells the truth.

• C. The interrogators have all of the evidence they need on Ji-li’s father.

• D. Thin-Face is only making empty threats to Ji-li that are unlikely to actually happen.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to the previous question?

• A. “My voice grew stronger with conviction.”

• B. “Thin-Face and the woman left, saying they would be back to get my statement.”

• C. “He must have made comments critical of Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution.”

• D. "The point is that as long as you have the correct class stance, it will be easy to testify.”

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following best expresses a central idea of the excerpt?

• A. Parents in China are willing to sacrifice their children for their own political gain.

• B. While government officials can be intimidating, children in China know that they can rely on their teachers to support them.

• C. If someone does not do what the Communists tell them, they are likely to face a harsh punishment.

• D. People in China had the same rights and protections during an interrogation as they would in a free democracy.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the answer to the previous question?

• A. “These comrades from your father’s work unit are just here to have a study session with you. It’s nothing to worry about.”

• B. “You can break with your family and follow Chairman Mao, or you can follow your father and become an enemy of the people.”

• C. “‘I...I…’ I looked at Teacher Zhang for help. He looked away.”

• D. “If you want to make a clean break with your black family, then you can be an educable child and we will welcome you to our revolutionary ranks.”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3